Fountain comb



Patented Nov. 22, 1932 y UNITED STATE-s "LLOYD S- RICE, or OAKFIELn'Nmv Yoran FOUNTAIN 00MB `Applicationiled May 27, 1932*.fS-eria1lfNo. 613,92l-l.y

`is primarily intended to distribute a liquid through the hair adapted for setting a Wave. In hair-dressing shops, a common mode of applying liquid substances known as Wave 15 se to hair, is to place the substance in a cup, saucer or other receptacle and dipthe comb-into the same so as `to take up the sub- 1 stance, which is then conveyed to the hair :by -carrying the comb through space. This results in considerable loss of material inA conveying it from the receptacle to the hair by reason of the liquid dripping from the comb.

- This is not onlymessy, butjannoying yto thev individual having her hair dressed, due to the liquid dripping onto the face and onto. the protecting cover usually applied over ones dress and, furthermore, such methods, result in considerably greater Waste due tothe fact that after passing the comb through the hair of one patronand returning it tothe liquid Ain the receptacle, any liquid remainingvafter completing thedressing ofthe hair .cannot be used again under sanitary regulations provided in many cities and states. n My invention has for its object toovercome ,.the objection above noted, and to provideal fountain comb, which is simple and inexpen- 4-sive' and by means of which a'vvave set or a considerably shorter period of timethan would be possible under present day methods.`

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Another object of my invention is to -provide a fountain comb 1n Whicha comparativef the handleservingalso as aliquid container.

Another object ofmy-invention. is the provision of a fountain comb in Which a liquid` .the discharge of liquidfromr the` 'handle'and under reciprocating imovement lserve to feed vrscribed and more particularly Vset 4o'utjnI thel through my improved fountain comb."A

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1 other material'may be applied to the hair in l ly large handle is providedrso that cramping ofthe hand of. the operator'does not occur,

vfor regulating the feeding' of the liquidto I j i J l i Another object of my inventionisthe prog'V vision cfa fountain comb in 4which a hollovv whandleis provided, serving as a 'liquidfcofn- 55 tainer and to which aV comb' is reciprocably `applied v'which is adapted for movement :1in theA direction of the trendfjof itsteeth,f` the comb .being normally positioned to prevent the liquid from thehandle 1in 4desired quantities, and at` the desiredtimes.

A further object of' my invention is theV provision of afountain comb, comprisin fa handle'` servingas'a liquid containerxan a" comb applied tol the handle and spring- A pressedj'to cause thecombto normallyfprevent feeding'of liquidr from the handle.

A Istill further; object Aof 'my .invention 'is the provisionof a fountain comb of'ne'vv and novelconstruction in Whichthe comb Vis provided With a head adapted to. closea passage in a liquid container serving asa handle 'for manipulating the device', 1 75 With the above and. other objects in View,

my inventionconsists i'n the novelfeaturesiof construction, and in .the "arrangement and combination of parts to' be hereinafter de- `0 appended claims'.

In the drawingz' 'Y Fig.' vl is a loiigitudinal .section` taken Fig. 2 is a cross section taken. on line` 2452,

Fig. 3 is a cross s'ection'taken online 3 3, Fig. l.l Y

. Fig. 4 is a cross sectiontaken on line 1 -'4, Figi. ..90

' Fig. 5 is a horizontal section takenfon line Fig. 6 is a longitudinalsectionftaken on line6-6,Fig.3.

In the drawing the numeral 7 designates a casingor hollow handle Whichserves'asaliq ,uid container and which has a longitudinal slot 8 therein.V Thisfhandle may '.be of any cross sectional formationfbut I prefer. thatit be constructedcylindrical form.

closed at one end and Yopen at its other and the slot 8 extends froma point near Iits closed end to its open end.

9 designates a comb,' the teeth 10 offwhich may be of any desired length and they may be spaced apart any desired distance. rI he upper or Yinner ends of these' teeth are clearly definedl but not separated by space,"due to the fact that the material from whichl the to provide gradually increased depth forthe V gouged portions or grooves thus formed, the

increase being from the sidefaces of the comb downwardly or outwardly to `the *spaces 12 between the teeth. ,l

`This comb fis provided with an enlargement orphead` `13 at its upper or inner edge extending thefull length thereof, and at op posite ends it is provided with upwardly- .opening sockets 14 into which fit vthe lower `'en'dsfof helical springs15, the upper ends of which bear against the peripheral wall of the ca sixigf'. VlrEhese springs serve to,v press the' comb' outwardly through the'slot 8 in thev casing so Vasto position thehead or enlargement 13 ofthe comb againstthefinner surface of the wall of the casingat oppositesides of the `slot 8 therein. The solidV portion or area 16 of the comb between ythe groovesV 11 and the enlargement or head 13 normally lies 'within `the ,slotl 8, the slot being of a Width that this fsolidpor'tion or area firmly bears against'the l kwalls oftheslot,l yet permits movement of t the comb inwardly land outwardly' through he-ad 13' of the Vcomb forml what may be termed a valve or closure means to close the slot, and as these portions extend the f ull length of the comb, substantially the entire 40 length of the slot is closed, excepting only the extreme outer Aend thereof which, however, is closed by a tongue 17 extending inwardly gf'romfa cap or cover 18`placed overthe open end of the hollow casing or handle7.` lThis cap lbears against one end ofthe comb'and when positioned on` the hollow handle'ori casling; forces .the Opposite end vof the comb Y against the inner or distant end ofthe slot 8.

.'vlo renderthe cover, or4 cap '18 liquid-proof,

"a gasket 19 is placed between the same and Vvthe open end of the casing ory handle 7.

YVhile the comb is guided in itsfmovement by the walls of the slot 8, I'prefer to provide Cal ' .By removing thecap 18 comb is formed is gougedout, as at 11,- so asl the slot. "Said solid portion or larea and the ybe easily poured into said handle or casing,

and due to the yfact that the comb vacts as ya valve to close the slot 8-0f said handle or casing, this liquid will be retained within the handle or casing after application of the.

cap'or cover thereto. This 'is particularly true ofthe liquid substancelusedfor setting waves inhair, since this substance is somewhat heavy and sticky and does not run' as freely `as water or similar liquids.

' l/Vhen using the device, the handle is taken --hold of and the comb forced into the hair of the lindividual having lier ,hair dressed. When running .the comb through the hair, pressure is placed upon the handle to force the comb inwardly, with the result that the` enlargement or'head`13 ofthecomb is moved toward the axis of the handle or casing and away fromv the slot' 8, which may 4be' more broadly termed a feeding opening. The solid portion or area 16 of the combY directly underneath the head or enlargement will retain the slot in Closed condition, even'though the' Vhea-d or enlargement is moved inwardly .a short distance, and it willbe necessary for Athis fhead'or enlargement to bevmoved iniwardly a considerable `f distance until Vthe n gouged-out orl grooved portions 11 of the comb are forced into the hollow handle or casing, as shown for example'in Fig. 3, vat which time the liquid will flow out between thewalls of thesefgouged or grooved portions and the walls ofthe slot 8 and run down 'the teeth 10 so vas to permit of its transfer to' the hair.

It is to be'noted that as' the comb is gradually forced inwardly, the spaces between the "walls ofthe gouged-out or grooved portions 13 Vand the wallsof the slot become gradually `enlarged in size so that the quantity of liquidr fed is v gradually increased, and when 'the comb is 'forced inwardly toa point where l the spaces 12 between the teeth are moved feeding of the liquid results. Under this arrangement, therefore, a regulated feeding of the liquid is assured, rthisl being'entirely controlled by thefuser'of the comb. The resistance of thel springs is such that the combgmay be used without compressing the springs, in whichv case no feeding of the liquid takes place andthe same may be used liker an ordinary comb. This is found neces- Vinto the hollow handleor casing, maximum sary at times to thoroughly' distribute the Vwave-set liquid through the hair.

AIt will be readily understood from the construction and operation described that absolutely no waste of'materialtakes place and that the Vcontents of the Vhollow handleor casing may be used on several patrons without-overstepping ,sanitary regulationsl now knownl to exist. The liquid'will not in any case run down onto the face Vof the patron, which .ifsextremelyA annoying', lnor will any of thesurroundings be soiled by drippings.

The desired quantity of wave-set liquid can be distributed through and over the hair to assure a perfect Wave set, which is highly desirable, since improper distribution of the liquid, when either insufficient or superfluous in quantity, will result in a shortening of the time during which the wave set will be maintained. Moreover, the operators will find it much easier to set waves in the hair and consequently a larger number of patrons can be waited upon over a given period of time.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A fountain comb, comprising a casing having an opening therein and adapted to contain a liquid, a comb extending outwardly through said opening and having means to close said opening and to permit 4regulation of the flow of liquid through said opening, and means to normallyr hold said comb iny position to close said opening.

2. A fountain comb, comprising a hollow member serving as a handle and adapted to contain liquid, said member having a feed opening, and an outwardly spring-pressed comb normally closing said feed opening and ing an enlargement at its inner edge adapted to close said feed opening, springs normally holding said comb in projected position to close said feed opening and yieldable under pressure of said comb inwardly to permit of opening said feed opening. Y

4. A fountain comb, comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending length- Wise'therein, means to permit of filling said casing with a liquid, and a comb movable inwardly and outwardly in said slot and provided with means to close said slot andprevent the feeding of liquid therethrough, said comb being movable into said casing to feed the liquid between the teeth of the comb.

5. A fountain comb, comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending lengthwise therein and means permitting the filling of said casing with a'liquid, a comb maintained in said slot and movable inwardly and outwardly therein, said comb having closure means to close said slot and to permit of opening the same to any desired extent, and means for maintaining said closure means in closing position.

6. A fountain comb, comprising a cylindrical casing closed at one end and being open atV its other and having also a slot extending lengthwise through the wall thereof from a point near it-s closed end to its open end, a cap closing said open end, a comb slid into said slot from'its open end and filling the space tered in said slot to completely close the same,

said comb being movable inwardly so as to position the inner ends of the teeth thereof in said slot and permit the feeding of liquid` from the casing to said teeth for distributie through the hair of a person.

7. -A fountain comb, comprising an elongated casing having a slot extending lengthwise therein, means to permit of filling said casing with a. liquid, a comb arranged Within said slot and having an enlargement at its inner edge coextensive therewith, and a solid portion extending along the full length of said comb directly underneath said enlargement, said enlargement and solid portion forming a closure to close said slot and prevent' the feeding of liquid from said casing, and means to normally maintain said comb in slot-closing position. y f

8. VA fountain comb, comprising an elongated casing having laslot extending lengthwise therein', means to permit of filling 'said casing with a liquid, lugs withinsaid casing arranged in pairs at opposite ends thereof, a comb fitted in said slot and having an enlargement along its inner edge, a solid portion adjacent said enlargement and teeth extending outwardly from said solid portion, said enlargement and solid `portion forming closure meansfor said slot, sockets extending from said enlargement at opposite ends thereof, and springs Within said casing havingone of their ends iitted in said sockets and their yliao 

